When I pitched my guest, Shawn, about coming onto the show, my original idea was just talking to her about her career change from being a lawyer to becoming a psychotherapist. She counter-pitched me a story that I couldn’t resist.She said, and I’m paraphrasing, “Let me tell you about that time I drank from a lucky fountain.” And from here our story departs. This conversation is about several consequential events in Shawn’s life. The subjects are emotionally heavy, but there is so much joy and levity and emotional wisdom that Shawn brings to her story. This conversation just glows. Main themes:psychology, therapy, mental health, spirituality, travel, family, queer families, parenting, pregnancy, abortion, grief, adoption, adoptee experience, career path, queer, lgbt, lgbtqqia, Bay Area, Hawaii, Spain, relationships.References:The fountain at Covadongahttps://bit.ly/fountain7Shawn’s Your Fellow Traveler page: https://bit.ly/round1part1Psychology and spiritual frameworks referenced in the episode: attachment theorycognitive behavioral therapypsychodynamic approach Wilhelm Reich/Reichian psychotherapycore shamanismDiamond ApproachJudith Blackstone* * * * *We are And The Next Thing You Know. Thank you to ALL my patrons, and especially my Failure & Redemption level patrons: Bonita, Barry, Liz, Jen, Melissa, Noah, Elyse, Amy, Jeannie, and Heather, and my Serendipity level patrons: Dorian, Emily and Brittany.Our official HQ is at: https://nextthingpodcast.comJoin the discussion at: https://www.facebook.com/nextthingpod/Email us, or send us your own And The Next Thing You Know story by recording a voice memo on your phone and emailing it to:nextthingpod@gmail.comSupport the show by becoming a patron!https://patreon.com/nextthingpodBanana peel by Max Ronnersjö.http://maxronnersjo.tumblr.comTheme and interstitial music by Jon Schwartz.http://twitter.com/schwartstack.